HONGKONG.
193
No. 15
AN ORDI-
REPORT OF THE LAW COMMITTEE UPON A BILL ENTITLED
NANCE TO AMEND AND CONSOLIDATE THE LAW RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS ANE DEATHS."
Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor,
22nd April, 1896.
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The Law Committee, having considered clause by clause, at a meeting at which all the members were present, the Bill entitled "An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the law relating to the Registration of Births and Deaths," has the honour to recommend that the Bill, as read a first time, be amended as follows:-
In section 8, by inserting, after the words "in which such child shall have been born," the words "or any person present at the birth.'
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In section 9, sub-section (a), by substituting the words "Registrar General" for the word "Governor."
In section 9, sub-section (b), by adding at the end of that sub-section the following words:---
"For the purposes of this Ordinance every child by every Chinese male shall be deemed to be a legitimate child, and such Chinese male shall be deemed to be the father of such child.”
In section 10, by striking out the words "in the space reserved for that purpose.'
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In section 11, sub-section (a), by substituting the words, "any occupier," for the words, "the occupier."
In section 11, sub-section (c), by substituting the words, " Registrar General,” for the word "Governor."
In section 12, sub-section (b), by amending that sub-section so as to read:—
"A person shall not wilfully bury or procure to be buried the body of
any deceased child as if it were still-born.
No person shall bury or procure to be buried any still-born child unless
there is delivered to him either
(i) A written certificate (and so on as in the present sub-section)."
In section 12, sub-section (e), by inserting after the words, " Colonial Surgeon," the words "or to some other medical officer appointed by the Governor for that purpose."
In section 21, by deleting (c) in the first line.
In section 23, by amending that section so as to read :—
"It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to make, and when made to revoke, alter, or add to, such regulations as may be found necessary or desirable for the due carrying into effect of the pro- visions of this Ordinance, and from time to time to revoke, alter, or add to the forms given in the schedules hereto."
In schedules (E) and (F) by striking out the words "in the space reserved for that purpose."
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In schedule (Q) by striking out the word "he" before the word "Died" and leaving a blank.
HENRY E. POLLOCK, Acting Attorney General,
Chairman,